by Leslie Sholly | Apr 24, 2018 | Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, Everyday Ediths
Before the last couple of years, worry and anxiety were never challenges for me. I have the kind of mind that just doesn’t hold on the those kinds of things. Unlike my husband, who is consumed with worry pretty much all the time, making him miserable, I have always...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 22, 2015 | books, Deep Thoughts, Politics, War
Unless all your Facebook friends think exactly like you, your newsfeed is probably like mine right now–completely polarized on the issue of admitting Syrian refugees to the United States. On one side are those who believe that terrorists will take advantage of...
by Leslie Sholly | Mar 19, 2015 | Parenting
Like many people approaching the mid-century (ACK!) mark, I look back fondly on childhood as an idyllic episode in my life. And while it may be true, as Doug Larson says, that “nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days,” I...